Norma Talmadge
Birthday: 1894-05-26 | Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USANorma Talmadge started her career in one-reelers in 1909 for Vitagraph, playing bit roles as a young teenager starting. As she continually worked at the studio over the next several years, her parts grew until she frequently started as the leading lady. Her young promising career got a huge boost after her marriage to exhibitor Joseph M. Schenck. Together, they formed the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation in 1917 and began producing Star vechiles for Talmadge. Specializing in melodramas and woman’s pictures, Talmadge became one of the biggest stars of the 1920s, starting in hits such as Smilin’ Through, Secrets, The Lady, and Kiki. With her star already fading when the talkie revolution swept Hollywood, Talmadge made just two sound films before retiring from the screen. Although largely forgotten today, Talmadge was a pioneering producer and director who stood as one of the most popular and powerful women in early Hollywood.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Rosa
as Madame Du Barry
as Jill Deverne
as Mary Ann Wagner
as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
as Kiki
as Noorma-hal
as Kathleen / Moonyeen
as Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs
as Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger)
as Inga Sonderson
as Jennie Malone
as Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne
as Ethel Harmon
as Princess Marie Pavlovna
as Cora
as Grace Remington
as Martha
as Renee Duprez
as Virginia Vandergriff
